The hosts got eliminated from the FA Cup, after being thrashed 4-1 by Ipswich Town last Saturday, while the Rovers secured a narrow 1-0 win over Norwich City, a day later, to advance to the fourth round of the competition.
Rotherham United will host Blackburn Rovers in an EFL Championship fixture at New York Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of contrasting results in their respective FA Cup matches. The hosts got eliminated from the Cup tournament after being thrashed 4-1 by Ipswich Town last Saturday, while the Rovers secured a narrow 1-0 win over Norwich City, a day later, to advance to the fourth round of the competition. Meanwhile, when it comes to the English second tier, Rotherham are languishing at the 21st spot in the standings, having collected just 27 points from 26 matches, while the visitors are sitting at the third position with 42 points to their name.
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Rotherham United possible line-up: UJohansson, Peltier, Wood, Morrison, Kioso, Rathbone, Barlaser, Lindsay, Bramall, Washington, Ogbene
Blackburn Rovers possible line-up: Kaminski, Rankin-Costello, S. Wharton, Hyam, Pickering, Morton, Travis, Hedges, Dack, Brereton, Diaz, Vale
Rotherham United
Opponents | Score |
Ipswich | 4-1 (L) |
Millwall | 3-0 (L) |
Huddersfield | 2-0 (L) |
Stoke City | 2-2 (D) |
West Brom | 3-0 (L) |
Blackburn Rovers
Opponents | Score |
Norwich City | 0-1 (W) |
Cardiff City | 1-0 (W) |
Middlesbrough | 1-2 (L) |
Sunderland | 2-1 (L) |
Nottingham Forest | 1-4 (L) |
Last 5 match-results | Score |
Blackburn beat Rotherham | 3-0 |
Rotherham draw Blackburn | 1-1 |
Blackburn beat Rotherham | 2-1 |
Rotherham beat Blackburn | 3-2 |
Blackburn draw Rotherham | 1-1 |
The EFL Championship match between Rotherham United and Blackburn Rovers will take place at New York Stadium on Saturday at 6:00 pm IST.
Rotherham United vs Blackburn Rovers | Key Details |
Date | January 14 |
Venue | New York Stadium |
Kickoff time in UK | 12:30 pm |
Kickoff time in India | 6:00 pm |
Unfortunately there is no live telecast for the EFL Championship match between Rotherham United and Blackburn Rovers.